Life On Mars is best-selling vinyl single of the decade - David Bowie Latest News Life On Mars is best-selling vinyl single of the decade “He’s in the best selling show“ Congratulations are due to David Bowie with the news that Life On Mars? has been recognised as the best-selling vinyl single of the decade so far by The Official Charts Company (OCC) in the UK. Originally appearing on the 1971 RCA album, Hunky Dory, Life On Mars? was first released as a single on June 22nd, 1973, reaching #3 on the Official UK Singles Chart back then. We told you about the impressive performance of Bowie’s recent vinyl singles in our previous piece. And even though Life On Mars? isn’t in the current Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40, it seems it’s been a consistent seller since its release as a limited edition 40th anniversary 7” picture disc through EMI on June 24th, 2013. Life On Mars?

is joined by another five Bowie singles in the Top Forty Official Biggest Selling Vinyl Singles of the Decade (so far) #40 - Love Is Lost Bowie’s only studio album of the decade so far, The Next Day, also made the Top Twenty Official Biggest Selling Vinyl Albums of the Decade (so far) where it is placed at #16. So thanks so much for all of your support folks, these fantastic results couldn’t have been achieved without you. Check out the OCC’s David Bowie page for many more interesting Bowie chart facts. + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + - + FOOTNOTE: The Official Vinyl Singles Chart Top 40 archive covers the period from May 11 2014 to the present day. We had another delve back in overnight and found that there were six Bowie vinyl singles in the chart for the week of 01 March 2015 - 07 March 2015 .

David Bowie Turns 66, Announces New Album, Releases New Song: Gothamist David Bowie Turns 66, Announces New Album, Releases New Song by Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on Jan 8, 2013 11:31 am Bowie in '83 (via LIFE) 40 years ago yesterday, the day before his 25th birthday and six years after his self-titled debut, RCA issued their first ever David Bowie single, featuring "Changes" and "Andy Warhol." Today Bowie turns 66 years old, and he's celebrating with the announcement of his first studio album in a decade, The Next Day , set to be released on March 12th of this year. Along with the announcement, the Thin White Duke has released a video for "Where Are We Now?," a sentimental single from the upcoming album. According to ArtsBeat , the song was recorded in New York, and produced by his frequent and longtime collaborator Tony Visconti.

Beyond the single, the press release sent out announcing the new album gave little indication to what sound or direction the musician would be going in with this one, but noted that he “is the kind of artist who writes and performs what he wants when he wants... when he has something to say as opposed to something to sell. Today he definitely has something to say.” Is a Coachella announcement far behind? Rumors have been circulating . Prior to this, Bowie has been pretty reclusive in recent years... the last time we saw him out was at our Movable Hype show in 2005 ! And of course, the occasional Arcade Fire show: Contact the author of this article or email tips@gothamist.com with further questions, comments or tips. David Bowie Announces New Album, The Next Day, Releases Single, Video, Turns 66 | Pitchfork David Bowie Announces New Album, The Next Day, Releases Single, Video, Turns 66 Happy Birthday indeed! David Bowie Photo by Jimmy King Update: Scroll down to see the provocative artwork for The Next Day. And click here to read a blogpost by the Barnbrook design group explaining the thinking behind it.

Here's some tremendous news to wake up to: David Bowie is to release his first album in nearly a decade. The Next Day, his 30th studio recording, is out in March (8 in Australia, 11 in the rest of the world bar the U.S., where it's out on March 12), and is preceded by a single that you can hear right now! Check out the album's tracklist, and watch the video for "Where Are We Now?" below. (It's available to purchase on iTunes now too.) Bowie turns 66 years old today: Happy ruddy Birthday indeed. The album was produced by Tony Visconti and written by Bowie in New York, according to his label, Columbia. The video for "Where Are We Now?" was directed by Tony Oursler , and reflects on Bowie's time spent in Berlin in the mid-late 1970s. His last LP, Reality , was released in 2003.

A spokesman for Columbia said: "Throwing shadows and avoiding the industry treadmill is very David Bowie despite his extraordinary track record that includes album sales in excess of 130m, not to mention his massive contributions in the area of art, fashion, style, sexual exploration, and social commentary." The Guardian reports that there are no plans for live dates (or interviews, for that matter). The Next Day: "Space Oddity" - A David Bowie discography - Pictures - CBS News A David Bowie discography Next Portrait The incomparable and uncompromising David Bowie's prodigious output of music encompassed stylized permutations of rock, pop, ballads, electronic, soul, R&B and jazz, often presented with a highly theatrical flair. Click through our gallery to explore his studio and live albums, from his 1967 debut to his final album, "Blackstar," released just two days before his death. Pictured: David Bowie in 1971.

Credit: Brian Ward/The David Bowie Archive/Warner Records "David Bowie" Bowie's eponymous debut album, released in 1967, came after several singles (some under his real name of Jones) were released beginning in 1964, when he was 17 years old. Those ranged from "Liza Jane" (by Davie Jones and the King Bees), on which Bowie played alto sax and sang, to the bizarre "Laughing Gnome." The album's tracks include "Uncle Arthur," "Love You Till Tuesday," "We Are Hungry Men," "Little Bombadier," and "When I Live My Dream," "Please Mr. Gravedigger," and the odd, tuba-inflected "Rubber Band," which wears its British musical hall influences on its sleeve. The album's release on the very same day as The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" didn't help its commercial chances, and Bowie was dropped by his label. Credit: Deram "Space Oddity" Bowie's second studio album, from 1969, was "Space Oddity" (originally released in the U.S.

as "Man of Words/Man of Music"), a blend of folk and progressive that featured one of Bowie's best-loved songs, "Space Oddity," which tells of the adventures of astronaut Major Tom. Other tracks include "Cygnet Committee," "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud," "Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed," "Janine," "An Occasional Dream," "God Knows I'm Good," and "Memory of a Free Festival." Credit: Mercury "The Man Who Sold the World" Bowie continued his progression to a darker, harder-edged rock with "The Man Who Sold the World" (1970). In addition to the title track, songs included "The Width of a Circle," "All the Madmen," "Black Country Rock," "After All," "She Shook Me Cold," and "The Supermen." Credit: Mercury "Hunky Dory" Bowie's well-received 1971 album, "Hunky Dory," featured the songs "Changes," "Oh!

You Pretty Things," "Life on Mars?," "Andy Warhol," "Quicksand," "Queen Bitch," "The Bewlay Brothers," and "Song for Bob Dylan," as well as the Biff Rose-Paul Williams song, "Fill Your Heart." A modest hit initially, "Hunky Dory" reached #3 on the U.K. album charts following the success of "Ziggy Stardust," and in 2010 the album was selected by Time magazine among its "100 best albums of all time." Credit: RCA "Ziggy Stardust" "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" (1972) is a concept album starring Bowie's glam-rock alter ego, an alien bisexual.

Songs include "Starman," "Five Years," "Soul Love," "Moonage Daydream," "Lady Stardust," "Star," "Hang On to Yourself," "Suffragette City and "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide." Also: Ron Davies' "It Ain't Easy." Credit: RCA "Aladdin Sane" A follow-up to "Ziggy Stardust," "Aladdin Sane" (1973) melded rock with Brechtian avant-garde and jazz. Tracks include the R&B-infused "The Jean Genie," "Time," "Watch That Man" and "Drive-In Saturday." Bowie also covered the Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together." The album hit No. 1 on the U.K. chart. Credit: RCA "Pin Ups" "Pin Ups" (1973) is an album of covers, including songs by The Yardbirds ("I Wish You Would," "Shapes of Things"), Pink Floyd ("See Emily Play") The Who ("I Can't Explain," "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere"), The Merseys (Sorrow"), and The Kinks ("Where Have All the Good Times Gone"), among others. It also topped the U.K.

album chart. Credit: RCA "Diamond Dogs" "Diamond Dogs" (1974) was a dystopian-futuristic concept album born out of Bowie's plans to stage an adaptation of George Orwell's "1984" (which were squashed by the author's estate). Tracks include "Future Legend," "Sweet Thing," "Rock 'n' Roll With Me," "1984," and "Big Brother." Credit: RCA "David Live" David Bowie's first live album, "David Live" (1974), marks a crossover from his glam-rock persona to his more soul-influenced "Young Americans," released the following year. Recorded during a U.S. tour, it features material from "Diamond Dogs," "Aladdin Sane," and "Ziggy Stardust." Songs include: "1984," "Changes," "Sweet Thing," "Cracked Actor," "Rock 'n' Roll With Me," "Knock on Wood," and "Big Brother." Credit: RCA "Young Americans" David Bowie's soul-dripping "Young Americans" (he termed it "plastic soul") climbed to #9 on the U.S. chart, and #2 in the U.K.

The album boasts the rollicking title track, "Win," "Right," "Somebody Up There Likes Me," "Can You Hear Me?," and "Fame" (performed with John Lennon), which became his first #1 single in the U.S. The album also includes covers of The Beatles' "Across the Universe," and Luther Vandross' "Fascination." Credit: RCA "Station to Station" Recorded following shooting of the film, "The Man Who Fell to Earth" (a still of which is featured on the jacket), "Station to Station" (1976), recorded in Los Angeles, features the Bowie character the Thin White Duke, and is influenced by the synthetic sounds of German electronica (such as Kraftwerk) and by Bowie's drug use. In addition to the single "Golden Years," tracks included "Station to Station," "Word on a Wing," "TVC 15," "Stay" and "Wild Is the Wind." The album rose to #5 on the U.K. album chart, and #3 in the U.S.

Credit: RCA "Low" "Low" (1977) marked Bowie's first collaboration with Brian Eno (and the first of his "Berlin trilogy"), and it produced an avant garde album born from what the singer described as "oodles of pain." Tracks include "Speed of Life," "Breaking Glass," "What in the World," "Sound and Vision," "Warszawa," "Weeping Wall" and "Subterraneans." "Low," which ranked #2 on the U.K.

chart, is on many critics' lists of the best albums of the decade, and would later influence Philip Glass in composing his 1992 symphony, also titled "Low." Credit: RCA "Heroes" One of Bowie's most critically-acclaimed works, "Heroes" (1977), the second of his "Berlin trilogy," was judged less melancholy than "Low." Tracks include "Beauty and the Beast," "Joe the Lion," "V-2 Schneider," and "Sense of Doubt," as well as four tracks co-written with Brian Eno: "Heroes, "Moss Garden," "Neukoln," and "The Secret Life of Arabia." Credit: RCA "Stage" Recorded during his 1978 world tour, David Bowie's "Stage" features performances in Boston, Philadelphia, and Providence, R.I., with music from the albums, "Low," "Station to Station," "Heroes," and "Ziggy Stardust." Credit: RCA "Lodger" Deemed less experimental than his first two collaborations with Brian Eno, "Lodger" (1979) was less successful commercially (it only reached #20 in the U.S.), though it has undergone a critical

 reevaluation.

Tracks include "Fantastic Voyage," "Move On," "DJ," "Repetition," "Look Back in Anger" and "Boys Keep Swinging." Credit: RCA "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)" (1980) was Bowie's last recording for RCA, after the mixed commercial reception of his "Berlin trilogy," yet this would prove to be one of his more commercially and critically successful albums, hitting #1 in the U.K., and #12 in the U.S. Tracks include "It's No Game (No. 1)," "Ashes to Ashes," "Fashion," "Teenage Wildlife," "Up the Hill Backwards," "Scream Like a Baby," and "Because You're Young" (featuring Pete Townshend of The Who). Guitarist Brian Fripp also returned after a break for touring. Credit: RCA "Let's Dance" The title track of "Let's Dance" (1983) reached Number 1 in the U.K., U.S., and much of the rest of the world.

The album was likewise a smash, featuring a number of pop hits, including "Modern Love," "Without You," Ricochet," "Criminal World," Shake It," and his version of Iggy Pop's "China Girl." The album also included "Putting Out Fire," Bowie's song from the horror film, "Cat People." Credit: EMI "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture" "Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture" (1983) was tied to the D. A. Pennebaker documentary of Bowie's July 3, 1973 "Ziggy Stardust" concert in London, at which he announced the end of Ziggy's appearances. The film was not formally released until 1979, but the album took even longer to achieve a sound mix acceptable to the singer. Credit: RCA "Tonight" Following the "Serious Moonlight" tour, Bowie produced "Tonight" (1984), which carries the pop sounds of "Let's Dance" and marries them to more reggae inflections.

In addition to "Loving the Alien," "Blue Jean" "Tumble and Twirl," and "Dancing With the Big Boys," Bowie covered The Beach Boys' "God Only Knows," and Iggy Pop's "Neighborhood Threat," "Don't Look Down" and Tonight" (performed here with Tina Turner). Though it hit #1 in the U.K., Bowie later claimed the album was a lesser effort. Credit: EMI "Never Let Me Down" Bowie said his 1987 album, "Never Let Me Down," was more of a rock album than his previous few releases. Tracks included "Day-In-Day-Out," "Time Will Crawl," "Beat of Your Drum," "Glass Spider," "Shining Star (Makin' My Love," "New York's in Love," "87 and Cry," "Too Dizzy," "Bang Bang," and the title track. Credit: EMI "Tin Machine" In 1989, feeling he had lost his way creatively, Bowie formed a new group, Tin Machine, featuring guitarist Reeves Gabrels, drummer Hunt Sales and bassist Tony Sales.

Their two albums and tour would sell two million records, but its primary success was to goad Bowie to be less theatrical and take more risks musically. Their first album, "Tin Machine," featured the tracks "Heaven's in Here," "Prisoner of Love," "Crack City," "I Can't Read," "Under the God," "and John Lennon's "Working Class Hero." The cover of their second album, "Tin Machine II" (1991), featured classical statues with prominently-displayed penises (or did, until the record company airbrushes came out). Credit: EMI "Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby" "Tin Machine" disbanded after the release of a live album in 1992, "Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby," and Bowie resumed his solo career. Credit: London "Black Tie White Noise" Bowie's first solo album in the '90s was "Black Tie White Noise" (1993), which debuted at #1 in the U.K.

Tracks included "The Wedding" (Bowie had recently married the model Iman), "Miracle Goodnight," "Jump They Say," "I Know It's Gonan Happen Someday," and a cover of Cream's "I Feel Free." Credit: Arista "Outside" A gothic-tinged concept album about the end of the 20th century, "Outside" (1995) marked Bowie's reconnection with Brian Eno, and unlike previous albums was largely improvised during recording. Bowie toured (along with Nine Inch Nails) in support of the album, but it was less successful on the charts. Tracks include "Hallo Spaceboy," "I'm Deranged" (memorably used in the David Lynch film, "Lost Highway"), "The Hearts Filthy Lesson" (simiarly appropriated for David Fincher's "Seven"), and "Strangers When We Meet." Credit: RCA "Earthling" The industrial-sounding "Earthling" (1997), though not a huge commercial hit, was critically praised and earned two Grammy Award nominations, for Best Alternative Music Performance and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance (the song "Dead Man Walking").

Tracks included "Little Wonder," "Telling Lies," "Seven Years in Tibet," "Looking for Satellites," "I'm Afraid of Americans," and "Law (Earthlings on Fire)." Credit: RCA "Hours" The first major artist album available for download via the Internet prior to release, "Hours..." (1999) reached #5 on the U.K. charts but failed to crack the Top 40 in the U.S. Tracks included "Thursday's Child," "Something in the Air," "If I'm Dreaming My Life," "Seven," "What's Really Happening?" and "The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell." Credit: Virgin "Heathen" The well-reviewed "Heathen" (2002) was a great commercial success as well. Though the songs had been composed prior to the September 11 terror attacks, according to Bowie, the album's general tone was heavily influence by post-9/11 America.

Tracks include "Sunday," "Slow Burn," "Afraid," "I Would Be Your Slave," "Everyone Says 'Hi'," and "A Better Future." Covers include The Pixies' "Cactus" by Pixies, Neil Young's "I've Been Waiting for You," and the Legendary Stardust Cowboy's "I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship." Credit: Columbia "Reality" "Reality" (2003) features the songs "New Killer Star," "The Loneliest Guy," "Looking for Water," "Days," "Fall Dog Bombs the Moon," Reality," and "Bring Me the Disco King." Covers include The Modern Lovers' "Pablo Picasso," and George Harrison's "Try Some, Buy Some." Credit: Columbia "Live Santa Monica '72" "Live Santa Monica '72" (2008) was the official release of a bootleg recording of a Ziggy Stardust concert from 1972 which had circulated for years as the album "Santa Monica '72." Credit: EMI "Glass Spider Live" "Glass Spider Live" (2008) is a live double-CD album of performances from Bowie's 1987 tour in Sydney

, which had previously been released on video, as well as recordings from the same tour in Montreal.

Credit: Immortal "VH1 Storytellers" "VH1 Storytellers" (2009) features performances by Bowie from a 1999 VH1 special, which includes songs from throughout his career, including "Life on Mars?," "Rebel Rebel," "Thursday's Child," "Can't Help Thinking About Me," "China Girl," "Seven," "Drive-In Saturday" and "Word on a Wing." Credit: EMI "A Reality Tour" "A Reality Tour" (2010) features songs from Bowie's 2003 tour, recorded in Dublin, which range from his 1970 album "The Man Who Sold the World," to "Reality." Credit: Columbia Legacy "The Next Day" Bowie's first studio album in ten years, recorded in secret, "The Next Day" (2013) was released on the supposedly-retired singer's 66th birthday. Critically praised (The New York Times called it Bowie's "twilight masterpiece"), it was an international #1 hit, and was Grammy-nominated for Best Rock Album.

Tracks include "Dirty Boys," "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)," "Love Is Lost," "Where Are We Now?," Dancing Out in Space," and "You Feel So Lonely You Could Die." Credit: Columbia "Blackstar" Bowie's final album, "Blackstar," was released on January 8, 2016, his 69th birthday. Highly experimental in form, the album was described by longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti as the singer's "parting gift" to his fans. More than one critic noted the powerful work's mood as "darkened by bitter awareness of mortality" (as the New York Times Jon Pareles put it). Sadly, two days after the record was released, Bowie died, following a long bout with cancer.

Tracks include "Blackstar," "Lazarus" (composed for an off-Broadway production of the same name, a quasi-sequel to "The Man Who Fell to Earth"), "'Tis a Pity She's a Whore," "Sue (or in a Season of Crime)," "Girl Loves Me," "Dollar Days," and "I Can't Give Everything Away." Credit: Columbia The Next Day Review | David Bowie | Compact Discs | Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com The Next Day Review Label: Iso, Columbia Number Of Tracks: 14 The 24th studio album released by David Bowie, and the first in a decade. David Bowie still approaches music like he has something to prove... and he succeeds. Sound: The Next Day Featured review by: UG Team , on march 12, 2013 3 of 3 people found this review helpful Sound: David Bowie is known for releasing albums on his own time and for having a fairly eclectic catalog of music over the years. It seems from album to album while he may bring the same collection of tools to the process, he is writing sometimes from drastically different perspectives.

The album "The Next Day" was recorded in secret sporadically over a two year period it has been said that in that two year period they really only spent about 2 months recording the album. The album was announced on David Bowie's 66th birthday and the first single, "Where Are We Now" was released on the same day with the accompanying music video. Since then Bowie has released additional singles, launched a viral marketing campaign for the album, and allowed a free stream of the entire album via iTunes. Good move, Bowie! There are 14 tracks on the standard edition of the album, and it clocks in at 53 minutes. The deluxe edition of the album has an additional 3 tracks and clocks in at 61 minutes. David Bowie didn't use guest musicians as much as he has used in the past, but instead mostly used musicians he has worked with since the '90s. One possible exception is the guitarist, Earl Slick, did play on some of the album though he also has a history of working with Bowie. The songs on the album run the gamut from being written from a narrative to observational to introspective point of view.

What a lot of the songs on the album tend to do is either take a compositional clich and turn it on its head or else display harmonies and riffs that are just a tad angular. The album opens with the track "The Next Day" which sounds like it could have come out anytime from 30 years ago to today, and boasting an oddly frenetic harmony. From there the tracks tend to go in all different directions but still feeling like there is a cohesive quality to the album. David Bowie composed all the music and lyrics for all of the songs, collaborating with other writers on only two of the tracks. There is a fairly wide range of instrumentation on the album, from standard "rock band" instruments to orchestral strings, saxophone, clarinet, recorder and piano. The album does absolutely sound like modern music but you can hear David Bowie pulling from psychedelic rock, classic rock, funk and new wave throughout the album to just name a few. // 9 Lyrics: Occasionally you can hear the age in David Bowie's voice but this is as it should be, plus I'm not sure his age shows except in moments where it makes his vocals more powerful.

David Bowie has always been one of the few rock vocalists out there who take both his singing ability and his songwriting equally seriously. He began his singing career attempting to emulate vocalists that he liked and consciously developed his vocal vibrato, which has really helped develop a unique identity as a vocalist for Bowie. He is a master of his craft as both a vocalist and songwriter and the album really displays this well. Gail Ann Dorsey and Janice Pendarvis supply backing vocals on many of the tracks on the album and they do an excellent job, as well. While the vocals aren't heavily processed there are some moments when different types of vocal processing are used and they are well done in each instance. On the track "If You Can See Me" there is something which I'm guessing is some kind of reverse delay type vocal effect going on that I really enjoyed. // 9 Overall Impression: David Bowie has not given any interviews regarding this album and according to Tony Visconti, Bowie's self proclaimed "voice on Earth", David Bowie will not grant any more interviews moving forward. Also, Bowie will not be touring for this album though there may be a very few live performances or at least that hasn't been completely ruled out.

According to Tony Visconti, who is a record producer and musician who has been involved with David Bowie since the release of " Space Oddity ", Bowie will continue to focus on albums but has little interest left in performing live. The good news is they recorded more songs than what made it on this album, so hopefully this will jump start the next album. I personally love all of David Bowie's albums but haven't necessarily been the biggest fan of his more recent releases with the exception of "Earthling" (which I'm referring to as a recent release, even though it came out over 15 years ago). This album, however, is the best album released by Bowie in a good long while the best in about 2 decades or so, in my opinion. Just thinking about it, I realized that Bowie has been putting out albums now for about 45 years how amazing is that? My favorite tracks on the album would have to be "How Does The Grass Grow?", "You Feel So Lonely You Could Die", "Dirty Boys" and "Valentine's Day".

My least favorite song is "Dancing Out In Space"; I don't even truly dislike it, but it is a good song while most of the remainder of the album is full of great songs. So, there are 14 songs on this album and Bowie actually recorded 29 tracks for the album, so taking out the 3 additional tracks on the deluxe version of the album he should have 12 tracks ready for his next album I can't wait to hear it! // 9 - Brandon East (c) 2013 New David Bowie single to be released next week? - latimes New David Bowie single to be released next week? February 18, 2013 |By Mikael Wood A post on David Bowie's Facebook profile suggests he'll release… (Facebook ) This time David Bowie is warning us. The veteran English rocker took fans by surprise last month when he released his first new single in a decade and revealed that he'd completed a full studio album due out in March.

A luscious, slow-moving ballad peppered with place-names from Berlin (where Bowie made a string of acclaimed records in the late 1970s), "Where Are We Now?" is the initial sampling from "The Next Day," which Columbia Records will issue in the U.S. on March 12. For the album's next single, however, Bowie has evidently offered something of a heads-up: On Saturday a post on his official Facebook profile appeared with what seems to be cover art for "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" -- one of 14 titles on the new album's standard-edition track listing -- along with a date, Feb. 26. By early Monday the post had been liked nearly 30,000 times. Bowie recorded "The Next Day" with his longtime producer Tony Visconti, who recently told Rolling Stone that the album contains a mix of rock tunes and " funky, mid-tempo songs ." "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)" is one of the rockers, according to Visconti, while other cuts were inspired by "old bump-and-grind stripper music" and by Bowie's reading "a lot of medieval English history books." Listen to "Where Are We Now?" below.

ALSO: March 22 2013 11:40 AM David Bowie Through the Years A retrospective of the artist’s long and imaginative career. By Olivia Kestin Album cover shoot for Aladdin Sane, 1973. Design by Brian Duffy and Celia Philo. Makeup by Pierre La Roche. Courtesy of Brian Duffy/Duffy Archive/Victoria & Albert Museum David Bowie released his first album in the late 1960s, and more than 40 years later, his creative vision has continued to influence music, art, and culture. Bowie’s work is rich in imagination, over-the-top in passion and persona, and constantly pushes the boundaries of rock music, morphing it into something theatrical and mystical. Following on the heels of Bowie’s first new studio album in nearly a decade, The Next Day , London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, in partnership with Gucci, will open its “ David Bowie Is ” exhibit on Saturday. The exhibit will explore all aspects of Bowie’s long career with many personal and never-before-seen items, such as diaries, set lists, lyrics, and sketches revealing his true creative process.

Through photography, film, set designs, and costumes, the V&A aims to take an in-depth look at how Bowie’s artistic originality and individualism shaped and influenced modern movements in art, design, and pop culture. The exhibit will also feature famous album-cover artwork, Ziggy Stardust bodysuits, and performance videos. The release of his newest album and the opening of this retrospective exhibit serve to remind us that Bowie’s unique inventive presence is timeless, and his vision will continue to be a guiding force of reflection and influence within the arts community. Album cover shoot for Aladdin Sane, 1973. Design by Brian Duffy and Celia Philo. Makeup by Pierre La Roche. Courtesy of Brian Duffy/Duffy Archive/Victoria & Albert Museum Striped bodysuit for Aladdin Sane tour, 1973. Design by Kansai Yamamoto. Courtesy of Masayoshi Sukita/David Bowie Archive/Victoria & Albert Museum David Bowie with William S. Burroughs, February 1974. With color by David Bowie.

Courtesy of Terry O'Neill/David Bowie Archive/Victoria & Albert Museum From left: Red platform boots, 1972-73, Aladdin Sane tour; EMS Synthi AKS synthesizer purchased in 1974 by Brian Eno and used for the recording of “Heroes”, 1977; Pierrot pumps, 1980, designed by Natasha Korniloff for the "Ashes to Ashes" video and Scary Monsters album cover; Original photography for the Earthling album cover, 1997, with Union Jack coat designed by Alexander McQueen in collaboration with David Bowie. Red boots, synthesizer, and Pierrot pumps courtesy of the David Bowie Archive/Victoria & Albert Museum. Union Jack coat courtesy of Frank W. Okenfels/Victoria & Albert Museum. Pierrot (or "Blue Clown") costume, 1980. Designed by Natasha Korniloff for the "Ashes to Ashes" video and Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) album cover. Courtesy of the David Bowie Archive/Victoria & Albert Museum Photographs of David Bowie for Diamond Dogs, 1974.

Courtesy of Terry O'Neill/Victoria & Albert Museum Photographs of David Bowie for Diamond Dogs, 1974. Courtesy of Terry O'Neill/Victoria & Albert Museum David Bowie and the Spiders From Mars, 1972. Courtesy of David Bowie Archive/Victoria & Albert Museum Left, publicity photograph for the Kon-rads, 1966. Right, photo-collage of manipulated film stills from The Man Who Fell to Earth, 1975–6. Left image courtesy of Roy Ainsworth/David Bowie Archive/Victoria & Albert Museum. Right image courtesy of David James/David Bowie Archive/Victoria & Albert Museum. The Archer Station to Station tour, 1976. Courtesy of John Robert Rowlands/Victoria & Albert Museum David Bowie dies at 69 | KSHE 95 News > Real Rock News > David Bowie dies at 69 David Bowie dies at 69 Jan.

11, 2016 Comments Share Just days after his 69th birthday and the release of his latest album, Blackstar, David Bowie died Sunday (January 10, 2016) after an “18-month battle with cancer,” according to a post on his official Facebook and Twitter accounts. The posts were confirmed by Bowie’s press rep. The full post reads, “David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.” Bowie son, Duncan Jones, also confirmed his father’s death on Twitter, writing, “Very sorry and sad to say it’s true. I’ll be offline for a while. Love to all.” One of the most important figures in the history of rock, Bowie was born David Robert Jones on January 8th, 1947 in South London. He rose to prominence in 1969 with the British hit “Space Oddity,” having adopted the surname Bowie to avoid confusion with Monkees singer Davy Jones, and went on to have one of the most successful, influential and lengthy careers in rock history.

He earned the nickname the Chameleon of Rock for his ever-changing look and ability to switch musical styles. Bowie first gained notice as a singer/songwriter, but soon latched onto the burgeoning glam-rock scene with the invention of his androgynous alter-ego Ziggy Stardust and 1972’s landmark album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. By 1975, he re-invented himself as a blue-eyed soul singer scoring hit single “Fame” from the album Young Americans. After the commercial success, he took another left turn by collaborating with producer Brian Eno on a trio of albums, including “Heroes,” recorded in Berlin. The title track from that album became one of Bowie’s most enduring songs, with the singer notably performing it at The Concert for New York, a tribute to 9/11 first responders. Bowie enjoyed another career resurgence in 1983 with the album Let’s Dance, co-produced with Chic’s Nile Rodgers.

The album spawned three huge hits – the title track, “Modern Love” and “China Girl.” He also enjoyed success as an actor, appearing in the lead role in a Broadway production of The Elephant Man in 1980 and ’81, and starring in a number of films, including 1976’s The Man Who Fell to Earth, 1983’s The Hunger and Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence. In 2004, Bowie suffered a heart attack while performing in Germany and had emergency angioplasty. As a result of his health scare, he dramatically curtailed live appearances and recording. On January 8th, 2013, he surprised fans with the news The Next Day, his first studio album in a decade, would be released. His new album, Blackstar, also came as somewhat of a surprise.It features Bowie and a group of New York jazz musicians performing seven songs. The title track doubles as the theme for a new European crime drama series called The Last Panthers. Another song, "Lazarus," is the title track to Bowie's off-Broadway musical, which runs until January 20th.

Bowie is survived by his wife, famed international model Iman, and his son, Duncan Jones. Photo by AVRO (Beeld En Geluid Wiki - Gallerie: Toppop 1974), via Wikimedia Commons Check it out: 10 Things You Might Not Know About David Bowie 10 Things You Might Not Know About David Bowie 1 of 10 Best Albums of 2013 | Top 2013 Album List The Best Albums of 2013 76k votes 3.9k voters 25k views 299 items tags f t p @ List Criteria: Albums released from January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2013. No re-releases. What are the best albums of 2013? As the new year dawned, a slew of new albums were released. Some were instantly forgettable, but others immediately got everyone's attention. That's what this list is about: The most musically sound CD releases of the year. Be sure to vote for your favorites, and of course, add to this list as you see fit.

2013 got off to a great start with several new excellent new album releases. OneRepublic's 'Native' was certainly a treat, as was 'Amok' by Atoms for Peace. Then, in March of 2013, Justin Timberlake unleashed 'The 20/20 Experience.' Critics hailed JT's new album as an instant classic, and fans snatched it up in stores and downloaded it online in record numbers. To call it a comeback is an understatement. Justin Timberlake wasn't the only major artist to release his first album in years: Legendary rocker David Bowie put out his first album in over a decade, 'The Next Day,' in March of 2013 too. With trippy, eerie tracks like "The Stars (Are Out Tonight)," the CD was classic Bowie, a must for fans. How will 2013's best albums stack up? The best albums of 2012 list is pretty impressive, after all. It will be hard to top that year's stellar offerings. Will any of the 2013 releases eventually find their way on the list of the greatest albums of all time ? Anything is possible where music is concerned.

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Question: Whose first studio album in a decade 'The Next Day' was released in 2013?
Answer: David Bowie